NHL Players S-Z Trivia

1. The Staal brothers all started their junior hockey careers playing in the OHL. Which teams have the Staal brothers played for?

From Quiz The Staal Brothers

Answer: Peterborough Petes and Sudbury Wolves

Eric and Jordan both played for the Peterborough Petes during their junior years, but not at the same time. Marc and Jared played for the Sudbury Wolves as teammates.

From Quiz Georges Vezina

Answer: Chicoutimi Cucumber

Georges was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, in 1887. The 'Cucumber' part of his nickname came from his always seeming 'as cool as a cucumber' during matches. Goobies, Poodiac, and Asbestos are all real places in Canada.

From Quiz Which Staal Brother?

Answer: Jordan Staal

With his first career NHL hat-trick on February 10, 2007, Jordan Staal became the youngest player to score a hat-trick at the age of 18 years, 153 days.

From Quiz Mats Sundin

Answer: 13

Sundin played for Toronto for 13 seasons wearing #13. The legend was able to wear the "lucky" number for his entire career in the NHL and in international play.

From Quiz Rick Tocchet

Answer: 125th

Notable picks in 1983 included Steve Yzerman, Cam Neely, Pat LaFontaine, Tom Barraso, Dan Quinn, and Claude Lemieux. Tocchet was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers.

From Quiz NHL Goalie: John Vanbiesbrouck

Answer: New York Rangers

John Vanbiesbrouck played the first game of his NHL career in the 1981-82 season as a member of the New York Rangers. In that game, he played against Colorado. He stopped 29 of 30 shots in a winning effort.

From Quiz NHL Goalie: Garth Snow

Answer: United States of America

Garth was born in Wrentham, Massachussets in 1969. He started his hockey career at an early age, blocking shots from opposing teams and his friends alike. As a result, he was drafted at the young age of 18.

From Quiz Steve Yzerman

Answer: 1.11

Yzerman scored 20 points in 18 games to lead the Red Wings to their first Stanley Cup in 42 years.

From Quiz Teemu Selanne

Answer: Winnipeg Jets

He was drafted out of Jokerit Helsinki in the Finnish junior leagues.

From Quiz Pierre Turgeon

Answer: 3

Turgeon led the Islanders in scoring in all 3 full years spent with the Islanders. He led the team with 95 points in 1991-92, a few weeks after being traded from the Buffalo Sabres, 132 points in the 1992-93 season, and 94 points in the 1993-94 season, though he should've cracked 100 points that year, but he was benched for a few games and he also missed several games with a broken cheek bone.

From Quiz Joe Sakic, Hockey Sensation

Answer: Colorado Avalanche

Colorado swept Florida 4-0 in the 1995-1996 playoffs.

From Quiz Patrik Stefan

Answer: Czech Republic

It is now the Czech Republic but was Czechoslovakia when he was born.

From Quiz All About Alex

Answer: November 21, 1979

Alex was born on November 21, 1979 in Ste. Justine, Quebec.

From Quiz Steve Yzerman

Answer: 4th overall

Steve is said to be the best 4th overall pick ever.

From Quiz Devils' Scott Stevens

Answer: April 1, 1964

Scott was born on April 1, 1964, in Kitchener, Ontario.

From Quiz Joe Sakic

Answer: 1987

Joe was the 15th overall pick.

From Quiz Mats Sundin

Answer: Toronto Maple Leafs

From Quiz Tommy Salo

Answer: Sweden

Tommy was born on Feb. 1 1971 in Surahammar, Sweden (Both of his parents are Finnish)

From Quiz The Staal Brothers

Answer: Jared Staal

In 2001, Jared was playing for the Florida Everblades in the ECHL. He was the only brother who hadn't played in the NHL by the time he was 20.

From Quiz Georges Vezina

Answer: Montreal Canadiens

Georges played 16 seasons as goaltender for the Canadiens, both in the NHA and the NHL. In all that time, he was the only goaltender they employed.

From Quiz NHL Goalie: Ron Tugnutt

Answer: Ronald Frederick Bradley Tugnutt

Ronald Frederick Bradley Tugnutt was the birth-name of Ron Tugnutt. He chose to shorten his name [for good reason]. Many NHL players actually shorten up, or spell their names differently so people can pronounce, or memorise them easier. Examples, other than Tugnutt, include Evgeni Nabokov (originally Yevgeni Nabokov), Nils Ekman (originally Nisse Ekman), and Andrew Raycroft (originally Andrew Joseph Ernest Raycroft).

From Quiz Rick Tocchet

Answer: 4

Tocchet was played in the 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1993 All-Star games. He scored a goal 19 seconds into the second period of the 1991 game, which was the fastest goal at the start of a period at the time.

From Quiz NHL Goalie: Roman Turek

Answer: Minnesota North Stars

Although Turek was drafted in 1990, he had to wait until the 1996-97 season to play, as a member of the Dallas Stars. His first career start was on November 20, 1996, in a 3-1 winning effort against his future team, the Calgary Flames.

From Quiz NHL Goalie: John Vanbiesbrouck

Answer: Detroit

Vanbiesbrouck was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1963. John never played minor hockey in Detroit, nor did he ever end up with the Detroit Red Wings. He played most of his junior hockey with Sault Ste. Marie of the Ontario Hockey League, before being drafted in 1981.

From Quiz NHL Goalie: Garth Snow

Answer: Quebec Nordiques

Garth played considerably well in the high school, and college leagues before being drafted. With his low draft number, Garth was forced to wait more than six years to get his first break in the NHL.

From Quiz Steve Yzerman

Answer: 50

Yzerman scored in an amazing 50 games out of 80, an astounding 63%. Yzerman later became a great two-way player, but did have a few monster seasons.

From Quiz Teemu Selanne

Answer: right wing

Surprisingly, Selanne's twin brother was a goalie.

From Quiz Pierre Turgeon

Answer: 1989-90

Turgeon led the Sabres in scoring with 106 points (40 goals and 66 assists) in the 1989-1990 season, allowing him to be selected for his first ever NHL All Star Game appearance where he netted 2 goals for the Wales Conference.

From Quiz Patrik Stefan

Answer: Robert

It was in a newspaper article a few years ago.

From Quiz All About Alex

Answer: Halifax Mooseheads

Alex played 4 seasons for "The Herd", including one season on a line with Phoenix sniper Ladislav Nagy.

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